SHOUT OUT! August 13, 2017

SHOUT OUT! August 13, 2017

Sunday Shout Out , August 13, 2017

The Local 480 office staff would like to say a big thank you and give a shout out to those members who have been especially kind and thoughtful in their dealings with us lately. We get that it’s easy to vent frustrations on the nearest target, especially if you’re facing financial difficulties or finding it confusing to deal with benefits complexities (although it’s equally easy to be civil). But this past week we’ve had several members express their appreciation for the help we’ve given them in such a gracious way that it has been uplifting for the whole staff. A big hug back at you!

Random FAQs

All site approvals enter a queue and are evaluated in the order they are received. Depending on the number of approvals in the queue, it may take a few days for us to get to the entry on which you’re awaiting approval.

All Local 480 staff have access to the queue and can approve entries, though some may be able to attend to approvals more often than others.

When your entry is approved, you’ll be notified via e-mail. These e-mails can be disabled in the ‘Settings’->’E-Mail’ section of your profile.

We send a letter to the IA in New York, asking permission to reinstate you and how much is owed in back dues.

You pay at least 1/2 of the amount owed at expulsion + intervening back dues + a reinstatement fee of $200. Local 480 caps back dues at $800. The IA has no cap – you owe them all back dues from the time of expulsion. You will then be made active on our roster and become eligible to work in 480’s jurisdiction.

When you pay off the entire balance, you will be put on the ballot at the next membership meeting to be voted in. We then send a check to the IA and they send back a member card for you.

If you do not complete the process in 6 months, and have not entered into a payment plan with 480’s secretary/treasurer to extend this time frame, you will be removed from the reinstatement roster and no longer eligible to work in 480’s jurisdiction.

Local 480 requires a current and valid New Mexico Driver’s License to become a member.

Please check your New Mexico Driver’s License against the following requirements to make sure that it works for us.

Requirements for your current and valid New Mexico Driver’s License:

MUST be a Driver’s License.

MUST be a New Mexico Driver’s License.

MUST be a current, valid New Mexico Driver’s License.

Some things that are NOT your current and valid New Mexico Driver’s License and therefore will not work whatsoever:

A state ID card.

A license from a state that is not New Mexico.

An expired New Mexico Driver’s License.

There isn’t a person who can break this rule. In other words, there has never been and there never will be an exception to this rule.

All user registrations submitted with anything other than a current and valid New Mexico Driver’s License will be deleted. You will be notified and you will have to re-submit your registration with a current and valid New Mexico Driver’s License.